Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, a political hall has been set up in Menxia Province for the prime minister to discuss and deal with state affairs. Originally, there were only Zhongshu Ling, Shizhong and Shangshu left and right servants, but there were many names of prime ministers in the later years of Gaozongwu, and officials with the title of three products under the Zhongshu Sect or participating in political affairs or Tongping Zhangshi could also participate in state affairs, and there could be five or six people in many times. An important change during this period was the relocation of the political affairs hall from Menxia Province to Zhongshu Province during the reign of Zhongzong. In the Kaiyuan period when Li Longji officially took power, the era of a bunch of prime ministers at every turn officially ended.

From Kaiyuan to Tianbao, most of the time there are only two prime ministers in the political hall, and a few times there are three, even so, there have been farces where everyone quarrels and even does not hesitate to use their fists.

But there is no doubt that such a scenario will not occur in the current political affairs hall. At this moment, the officials, cardinals, soldiers, households, and criminal rites of the five departments stood by the side with their hands down, not daring to say a word, but their eyes were all sneaking a glance at Du Shiyi, who was officially discussing here for the first time. And after Pei Kuan was silent for a long time, seeing that Du Shiyi just refused to open his mouth, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, and said helplessly: "Junli, now, Your Majesty is seriously ill and seriously injured, I really can't afford to carry such a big burden alone!" You're the right minister, why should you come up with an idea? Should one of the kings be chosen to oversee the kingdom? ”

"This kind of thing should have been decided by His Majesty, I, the prime minister, was just a name, Brother Pei, you know."

Du Shiyi saw that Pei Kuan was going to persuade him again, so he shook his head and said: "What's more, now the rumors outside are spreading, and there are all kinds of nice and ugly words; To tell the truth, when I returned to Chang'an this time, I was reluctant to make it difficult, and I was not happy to wade into such troubled waters again! Besides, now that His Majesty is unconscious, what do outsiders say about the two of us discussing such a major matter? In this way, don't count me, Brother Pei can order someone to notify Zhongshu, the subordinates and the Yushitai, the Shangshu and the officials of the Six Ministries to gather to discuss the matter of the clan supervising the country. In this way, at least no one will question any arbitrariness! ”

Du Shiyi said this in front of the officials of the five departments of the Political Affairs Hall, so Pei Kuan agreed to send people to contact all parties, and the news spread wildly. No one expected that Du Shiyi would say that he would not get involved in this matter, and the officials who had been cautious about those tandem emperors and grandsons exploded at this time.

And Du Shiyi, who threw out such the biggest bait, withdrew from the palace at this moment. He didn't go back to his house first, but went straight to Pingkangfang Cui's house. His sister and daughter married into the Cui family one after another, making the relationship between him and the Cui family so deep that it cannot be described in ordinary words. Therefore, looking at the many families splashing water and washing the floor in the backyard of the Cui family, he did not say anything thank you to Cui Wuniang and Cui Jiuniang, but said: "In the future, Chang'an will be eventful, and the Cui family will fight back hard this time, and the next time someone makes an idea, they will either have to think about it carefully, or they will use more drastic means." ”

"Without the system under the Zhongshu Gate, without the edict of His Majesty, it is simply wishful thinking to take the Cui family with just one sentence! Uncle and grandpa have not been degraded at the beginning, who is afraid of whom! Cui Jiuniang sneered nonchalantly, then looked sideways at her sister and said, "But those forbidden soldiers are really embarrassed, and they are said that the people who defend the Son of Heaven can't beat the Cui family!" ”

"It's not a good thing to say, it's too simple for you to think about it." Cui Wuniang knew that the Cui family had regained prominence due to the coup d'état, but his uncle Cui Taizhi and father Cui Gezhi had never been in charge of the army in their lives, and now they still have such strength, which will definitely attract the fear of others. The younger brother Cui Jianxuan, as Du Shiyi's brother-in-law, served as the governor of Shanzhou, and held a considerable force in Jiannan Province, but after all, the whip was beyond his reach. Therefore, thinking of Cui Chengxun, the eldest brother who is now inheriting the title of Duke of Zhao, she suddenly asked out loud, "Can Nineteen Lang let Chengxun or Aqidian ban the army?" ”

This would be an extremely outrageous request. But now that the Son of Heaven has made such a huge turmoil, Du Shiyi even said that he would not be soft at all, and he would not be soft at all if he tried to fight for some other benefits for himself.

He smiled slightly, and then said lightly: "This is exactly what I wanted to say when I came here today." Zhao Guogong is the head of your branch, and the goal of this kind of thing is too big, not to mention, the current forbidden army is rotten to the roots, why bother to touch this mess? Youlin's Flying Dragon Rider has just begun to be trained, if you don't dislike it, let Cui Qian go and make Youlin a deputy. I have already instructed Du Sui to select 500 elites from the forward battalion and hand them over to them, as instructors and foundations, and pinch this flying dragon cavalry that has defended Chang'an with the Du family and the Cui family, and has an elite foundation in the army, is the capital that is really based on Chang'an! ”

As soon as these words came out, Cui Wuniang and Cui Jiuniang were overjoyed at the same time. Cui Jian is now just a member of the Liupin Ancestral Hall, although he is a clear stream, but he really can't learn too much, and in such a year, it is even more beneficial and harmless to the Cui family, whose heirs are not prosperous. When the two sisters agreed and sent Du Shiyi away together, Cui Jiuniang suddenly opened her mouth and asked: "Du Jiu, although you say that you don't care about the affairs of the East Palace, Xia Qing will definitely get involved this time, do you have something to tell him?" ”

"Xia Qing is Xia Qing, I am me, I don't want to point fingers at him at every turn." After all, Du Shiyi thought about Wang Jin's utilitarian nature, and after a moment of silence, he said, "In this way, you can tell him that the crown prince and King Jianning of Guangping have not yet been posthumously sealed, since he had a good relationship with the prince back then, now he can stand on the selfless position of the duke, and first solve the matter of the nickname." ”

When Du Shiyi returned to Xuanyangfang's private residence, he saw that the Wannian County Party had sent someone to help him repair the damaged courtyard wall and gate, and Wannian Ling Cui Peng was waiting there in person. Of course, Du Shiyi would not say anything serious to her nephew and son-in-law in front of people, and immediately invited someone to speak at home. As soon as he entered the Du Mansion study, Cui Peng talked about the scene when the forbidden army surrounded the house at that time, and he couldn't help but get angry: "If it weren't for Youlin who happened to be in the county party, he insisted on pressing me and not allowed to come forward, I ordered all the officers and subordinate officials, and I had to stop them!" ”

"Do you think that your two aunts let their horses kill people at that time, but Youlin only knew how to hide in your Wannian County Party, so they were too weak?"

"Father-in-law, that's not what I meant......"

Seeing Cui Peng's embarrassed face, Du Shiyi shook his head and said, "You, the chief manager, have to learn from your fifth aunt." Except for this battle to defend Chang'an, don't look at your grandfather's affairs outside, but the rest of your Cui family has always been low-key in Chang'an over the years, so this time it was hard to show combat power and determination, and it was able to dispel many people's careful thoughts. As for the Du family, I am good, Guangyuan is good, it has been too prominent over the years, Youlin has been clumsy for many years, the battle of Chang'an is a little revealed, and now it is weaker, but it will make people feel that this is his nature, but it is easy for him to act. ”

"Huh?" Cui Peng realized that there was such a subtle difference, and seeing that Du Youlin was already waiting in the study, he suddenly felt a trace of guilt, and immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Brother, I took it for granted just now, fortunately, my father-in-law reminded me that I will apologize to you." ”

Du Youlin didn't want to embarrass his brother-in-law, so he hurriedly helped the person up and whispered in his ear: "I just got Grandpa's instructions at that time, otherwise you think I can bear it?" ”

Cui Peng regained some confidence a little. In fact, for the first time, he was in charge of Wannian County, the first county in the world, not to mention that kind of anxiety. He repeatedly reminded Du Youlin in a low voice to mention himself more in the future, but he didn't dare to stay at Du Shiyi's private residence during official hours, and soon left in a hurry. Before leaving, he heard Du Shiyi say that his uncle Cui Jian would enter the Flying Dragon Rider as Du Youlin's deputy, and he was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

As Cui Ge's youngest son, Cui Jian is not as brave and ruthless as Cui Jianxuan, and the official road has not been smooth, but now it is finally settled!

There are only two fathers and sons left, and Du Shiyi speaks much more casually. Du Guangyuan, as the eldest son, he can be said to be a strict father to him, in addition to inviting Wang Zhongsi to teach martial arts and the art of war, he also threw people to the people's homes to raise, and also threw people to the front to be soldiers, and when they just got married, they rushed to the Western Regions. But Du Youlin, a young son, spent time by his side when he was a child, but when he grew up a little, he grew up in Chang'an with Wang Rong, but even so, he hardly let him worry about it. The siege of Chang'an is the same this time, in such a desperate situation, this son who seems to have grown up in the nest of wealth has burst out with the most dazzling light.

"Today you went to Wannian County to avoid the turmoil, what about the rest of the family?"

"I gathered people in front of A-Niang's dormitory, closed every door, and sprinkled beans all over the courtyard, which always stood in the way. Anyway, Brother Du Sui will definitely arrive in time, so everyone is not panicking, not to mention that everyone knows that there are not many forbidden soldiers who come, and there are hundreds of generals in the Du family, and they can really fight for a while. As for Xue Song and Li Huaiyu, I disguised them as entourages and took them to my brother-in-law. ”

"Good." Du Shiyi smiled at the young son, motioned for him to sit down and speak, and then spit out an earth-shattering news, "Early this morning, Hebei sent a military report, and the front was defeated. ”

"What?" Du Youlin, who had just sat down, almost didn't jump up, and seeing his father's calm face, he sat down again, "The rebels are cornered, how can they ......?"

"Nothing is impossible, those people under An Lushan are by no means vain. This time, I just took advantage of having mental arithmetic and not intentional, not that I was really smart. What's more, the morale of the army will fluctuate because of many things, such as the rumors released by the rebels, and also the concerns of our own side. All in all, I'm going to rush back soon, and besides, I'm going to take you with Brother Du Sui and the forward battalion. I will ask him to give you five hundred people, you use these people as the foundation and instructor of the Flying Dragon Rider, how to gain a firm foothold in the palace and in this Chang'an City, and the rest will depend on yourself. ”

Du Shiyi stretched out his hand as he spoke, and saw that Du Youlin hurriedly stretched out his hand, but he didn't hold his son's hand, but slapped his hand with a smile: "Let it go, don't be afraid to smash the pot!" Whether the court is fighting for the East Palace or the throne, you don't have to care, just pinch the flying dragon ride for me! If you have something to find your two aunts, it's not a big deal, so you don't need to report me! ”

This kind of matter of establishing a reserve, he does not mix with it, but saves effort. Now, if there are any outstanding talents in the Tang Sect, you might as well pull them all out!